a reasonable explanation

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• reasonable - rational — ◊ reasonable When someone is reasonable, they behave in a fair and sensible way. Our mother was always very reasonable. I can t do that, Morris. Be reasonable. If something such as a proposal or judgement is reasonable, it is acceptable because… …   Useful english dictionary

• reasonable — rea|son|a|ble [ riznəbl ] adjective ** 1. ) someone who is reasonable behaves in a sensible and fair way: RATIONAL: I ll come back when you re in a more reasonable mood. be reasonable: Come on, be reasonable I didn t mean to do it! a ) used about …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• reasonable */*/*/ — UK [ˈriːz(ə)nəb(ə)l] / US [ˈrɪz(ə)nəb(ə)l] adjective 1) a) someone who is reasonable behaves in a sensible and fair way I ll come back when you re in a more reasonable mood. be reasonable: Come on, be reasonable – I didn t mean to do it! b) used… …   English dictionary

• reasonable — rea|son|a|ble W2S1 [ˈri:zənəbəl] adj 1.) fair and sensible ≠ ↑unreasonable ▪ a reasonable request ▪ Be reasonable you can t expect her to do all the work on her own! ▪ I thought it was a perfectly reasonable (=completely reasonable) question. it… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• reasonable*/*/ — [ˈriːz(ə)nəb(ə)l] adj 1) sensible and fair We have taken all reasonable precautions to avoid an accident.[/ex] Come on, be reasonable – I didn t mean to do it![/ex] 2) if something is reasonable, there are good reasons for thinking it is true or… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• reasonable — adjective 1) a reasonable man a reasonable explanation Syn: sensible, rational, logical, fair, fair minded, just, equitable; intelligent, wise, levelheaded, practical, realistic; sound, reasoned, well reasoned …   Thesaurus of popular words

• reasonable — adjective 1) a reasonable explanation Syn: sensible, rational, logical, fair, just, equitable, intelligent, wise, level headed, practical, realistic, sound, valid, commonsensical, tenable, plausible, credibl …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• reasonable — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem, sound ▪ consider sth, judge sth, regard sth as, think sth …   Collocations dictionary

• explanation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ convincing, credible, good, likely, logical, natural, obvious, plausible, probable, rational ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• reasonable — [[t]ri͟ːzənəb(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED If you think that someone is fair and sensible you can say that they are reasonable. He s a reasonable sort of chap... Oh, come on, be reasonable. Ant: unreasonable Derived words: reasonably… …   English dictionary